Artistic Pursuits Grades 4-6 Book 1 Elements of Art and Composition

Lessons

• 1 Pg 4-6 Intro and Space
• 2 Pg 7-8 Washington Crosses the Delaware
• 3 DRAW a scene from your imagination, using proper spacing on page
• 4 How to Set up and Draw, Landscape orientation
• 5 Unit 1 Final Project: Copy a photo with the same orientation
• 6 Line & Shape, Draw a picture from a memory
• 7 Looking at Line & Shape in art
• 8 George Catlin; Make an observation drawing
• 9 What is Subject Matter? Draw a toy.
• 10 Unit 2 Final Project: Draw your favorite subject using all lines and shapes you see.
• 11 Texture; Blind walk and draw textured objects. Sensory Awareness.
• 12 Looking at texture in art
• 13 Asher B. Durand; Draw an object in nature with texture.
• 14 Texture techniques; Draw nature objects with textures.
• 15 Unit 3 Final Project: Draw a natural landscape with textures.
• 16 Value; Drawing with a magnifying glass or mirror.
• 17 Value in art, using value as action
• 18 Frederic Remington; Make an observation drawing using value
• 19 How to add value to a drawing; Trace then add value independently
• 20 Unit 4 Final Project: Draw a photo with a value scale
• 21 Form; Draw 5 similar objects near actual size, showing differences in size and shape
• 22 Form in art: light and shadow
• 23 James Audubon, nature artist; Copy Audubon's painting
• 24 How to show form; Draw a simple object and emphasize form
• 25 Unit 5 Final Project: Draw with a live animal model, paying attention to form & shape
• 26 Form using value; shading; Draw a paper sack
• 27 Looking at Shading and Shadow in Art; Joseph Stella
• 28 Draw a still life object, use shading to emphasize light and dark
• 29 How to see Shading and Shadow; Draw one outdoor object showing form by shading. Draw any shadows you observe.
• 30 Unit 6 Final Project: Draw a 2-object still life using one source of light.
• 31 Local value; Draw a picture to give as a gift.
• 32 Looking at Value and Light in Art: Cecilia Beaux
• 33 Draw a 3-object still life using local value only.
• 34 How to work with a Neutral Ground; Draw a picture beginning with a neutral ground
• 35 Unit 7 Final Project: Draw an object showing local value and light effects, with background value.
• 36 Contrast; Listen and draw what you hear
• 37 Contrast in folk art; Milton William Hopkins
• 38 Do a leaf rubbing to create a piece using negative space as part of your design
• 39 How to make Texture with Scratch Art
• 40 Unit 8 Final Project: Working from a photo, draw an animal that has texture in fur, feathers or skin. Use Scratch art techniques.
• 41 Shapes of natural forms; Draw an experience you observed that involves several family members. Draw it as you remember it.
• 42 Looking at shapes in art; Edward Hicks
• 43 Draw an animal, beginning with shapes
• 44 How to best show a subject; Rotate an object then draw using the shape that best describes it.
• 45 Unit 9 Final Project: Draw a silhouette that clearly shows characteristics of the subject.
• 46 Edges; Draw a human silhouette.
• 47 Looking at Edges in Art; Augustin Edouart
• 48 Draw a human silhouette from a human subject.
• 49 How to draw in marker; Draw 2 objects, one in fine point marker and one in broad point marker.
• 50 Unit 10 Final Project: Draw a object silhouette with white pencil. Cut it out and glue it onto white paper. Add a background using markers.
• 51 Composition
• 52 Balance; Arrange and draw a group of 3 overlapping objects.
• 53 Looking at Balance in Art; James Abbott Whistler
• 54 Draw a kitchen tool on a neutral ground with a single light source. Show balance with shadow.
• 55 How to show Value with a Marker
• 56 Draw a simple room interior using lines and marker to show value
• 57 Unit 11 Final Project: Arrange/draw a group of overlapping objects. Use balance with both pencil and marker.
• 58 Rhythm; Draw an advertisement.
• 59 Looking at Rhythm; Paul Revere
• 60 Draw an event with action, using rhythm.
• 61 How to make Different Marks for Different Effects; Draw using cross-hatching or pointillism.
• 62 Unit 12 Final Project: Create a drawing with rhythm.
• 63 Overlap; Arrange/Draw several objects you are fond of
• 64 Looking at Overlap; Childe Hassam
• 65 Use a viewfinder to discover a subject and composition. Draw it.
• 66 How to Arrange a Still Life; Arrange/draw a still life using overlap
• 67 Unit 13 Final Project: Overlap fruits and vegetables and draw them.
• 68 Depth; Work on black paper with a white pencil, drawing a single subject. Complete with texture, shading and lines.
• 69 Looking at Depth; William Glackens
• 70 Make a memory drawing of your backyard, using foreground, middle ground and background.
• 71 Using Hatch Lines with a marker; Draw a scene showing distance.
• 72 Unit 14 Final Project: Draw a landscape using depth.
• 73 Proportion, the face; Draw a self-portrait.
• 74 Looking at the Face; Grant Wood
• 75 Draw a portrait of yourself and a family member, using objects to show personal detail.
• 76 How to Draw the Human Face; Use a mirror to draw your own face.
• 77 Unit 15 Final Project: Draw a portrait of someone you do not know.
• 78 Movement: Observe/draw a real animal.
• 79 Looking at movement; John Singleton Copley
• 80 Visit a zoo or other public place to draw people and animals in motion (with marker).
• 81 How to use a grid for proportion; Copy a photo using the grid technique.
• 82 Unit 16 Final Project: Draw an animal in motion from a photo